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  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    10:00 AM - 10:25 AM CST
    Expanding Artistry & Musical Practice Through Lineage: A Descendant's Auto-ethnographic Tracing Back To Professor James Brown Humphrey
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Jelani Bauman
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)
  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    10:30 AM - 10:55 AM CST
    The Resilience of the New York City Jazz Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Tom Larson
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)
  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    11:00 AM - 11:25 AM CST
    Modernist Jazz: The Compositional Devices of the Dave Brubeck Octet
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Jon De Lucia – Borough of Manhattan Community College - CUNY
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)
  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    11:30 AM - 11:55 AM CST
    Comparing Jelly Roll Morton’s Sheet Music and Autograph Manuscripts
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Kris Monson, DMA (he/him/his) – Sunderman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)
  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    12:00 PM - 12:25 PM CST
    A Modern Creole Serenade: Functions of Creole Identity in the Development of Jazz in New Orleans
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Brian W. Casey (he/him/his) – University of Northern Colorado
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)
  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    12:30 PM - 12:55 PM CST
    Demystifying Left Hand Comping
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Jeffrey D. Benatar – Florida Southern College
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)
  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    1:00 PM - 1:25 PM CST
    CANCELLED: The Korean Tinge: Receiving and Reimagining African Diasporic Jazz in Postwar South Korea
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Sehyun Paik (he/him/his) – Indiana University Bloomington
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)
  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    1:30 PM - 1:55 PM CST
    Lessons From the Other Side of the World: What I Learned From Teaching Jazz in China
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Elad Sobol
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)
  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    2:00 PM - 2:25 PM CST
    But Can She Play?
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Monika Herzig – Jam Music Lab University
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)
  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    2:30 PM - 2:55 PM CST
    The Evolution of Mentorship and Advocacy Organizations for Women in Jazz
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Alayna L. Ringsby
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)
  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    3:00 PM - 3:25 PM CST
    Global Jazz Fusion: World Music Influences on American Jazz from the 1970s through the turn of the 21st Century
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Ian Stewart
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)
  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    3:30 PM - 3:55 PM CST
    Bennie Green: A Unique Voice in Jazz Trombone
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Emmett C. Goods (he/him/his) – University of Rhode Island
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)
  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    4:00 PM - 4:25 PM CST
    Full Circle: Afro-Caribbean rhythms in New Orleans, and North American music influence on the Dominican Republic music.
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Alfredo Balcacer
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)
  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    4:30 PM - 4:55 PM CST
    Transcription as a Creative Act - Geri Allen, Eric Dolphy, and Retrospective Collaboration
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Michael Malis
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)
  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    5:00 PM - 5:25 PM CST
    Scott LaFaro's Collaborative Accompaniment Techniques: Methods For Improvised Ensemble Interplay
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Andrew M. Schiller
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)
  • Wednesday, Jan 7th
    5:30 PM - 5:55 PM CST
    Reharmonizing Guitar Education: Jazz Meets Popular Music
    Location: Imperial 5
    Lead Presenter: Billie Feather
    RESEARCH: Presentation
     CE Hours: 0.5 hour(s)